The continuous and discrete molecular orbital x-ray bands from Xe q+ (12≤q≤29) +Zn collisions

In this paper, the x-ray emissions are measured by the interaction of 1500-3500 keV Xeq+ (q = 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 and 29) ions with Zn target. When q < 29, we observe Ll, L alpha, L beta(1), L beta(2) and L gamma characteristic x-rays from Xeq+ ions and a broad M-shell molecular orbital (MO) x-ray band from the transient quasi-molecular levels. It is found that their yields quickly increase with different rates as the incident energy increases. Besides, the widths of the broad MO x-ray bands are about 0.9-1.32 keV over the energy range studied and are proportional to v(1/2) (v = projectile velocity). Most remarkably, when the projectile charge state is 29, the broad x-ray band separates into several narrow discrete spectra, which was never observed before in this field.